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The Board received the Planning Board recommendation and considered approval of <br /> proposed amendments to Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the language and clearly <br /> articulate the procedures for amendments to the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Special Projects Planner Shannon Berry introduced this item. It was presented to the <br /> Board at the Quarterly Public Hearing in February. <br /> Zoning Ordinance Amendments —Article 2 <br /> Clarification of procedures and notification requirements for amendments to the <br /> Comprehensive Plan <br /> Presented at the <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> February 23, 2009 <br /> Comprehensive Plan <br /> —Text Amendments <br /> —Land Use Plan (Map) Amendments <br /> Zoning Ordinance <br /> —Text Amendments <br /> —Zoning Atlas (map) Amendments <br /> Proposed Amendments to Article 2 — Basis for Staff's Recommendations <br /> *Clarity vs. Confusion <br /> —Currently, processes for Comprehensive Plan amendments are not specific and <br /> therefore open for interpretation <br /> —If in compliance with BOCC approved small area plans, then simultaneously processing <br /> the Comprehensive Plan amendment(s) and Zoning Ordinance amendment(s) will be less <br /> confusing for property owners <br /> —NOTE: This will not require concurrent amendments but will allow for this option <br /> •Time <br /> —Development and adoption of small area plans already a lengthy process <br /> —Separately processing the Comprehensive Plan amendments and Zoning Ordinance <br /> amendments necessary for the implementation of an adopted plan can potentially add <br /> years to the realization of the adopted small area plan <br /> •Budget Impacts <br /> —Large-scale Comprehensive Plan amendments can cost thousands of dollars in <br /> advertising and mail-out costs <br /> —The advertising and mail-outs for the subsequent Zoning Ordinance amendments will, at <br /> a minimum, double those costs <br /> —Processing the Comprehensive Plan amendments and Zoning Ordinance amendments <br /> at the same public hearing will save on advertising and mail-out costs <br /> Key Points <br />